苏附中加走进娄葑学校
BOOK READING
亲手制作的英文绘本作品
会给娄葑学校的孩子们
带去怎样的欣喜和触动呢？
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亲手制作绘本
“手帐”多元素风行的今天，我们苏大附中“中加国际高中班”的学子们自然也不示弱，亲手完成了更高阶的绘本作品——
比手帐更精彩的「绘本翻翻看」里能发现什么呢？
这其实是加方校长Beth和外教老师Jamie-Lee组织的“绘本联谊”活动。
在发挥创造力、完成独具“苏附中加”风格的绘本后，21名学生代表们带着这些作品来到了苏州工业园区娄葑学校。
娄葑学校的李洋副校长（上图右一）热情接待了苏附中加的师生代表们。
当来自“苏附中加”的我们也成为绘本阅读的“小老师”，活动中又会碰撞出怎样的火花呢？
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面对面的绘本英文教学
来自苏附中加的10年级学生代表和娄葑学校6年级、2年级的学生们一起用英文阅读绘本，会紧张吗？
反正台下的小同学们可是毫不紧张，正好奇地打量着讲台前做自我介绍的哥哥姐姐们。
正式进入BOOK READING环节，看这胸有成竹的样子，完全找不到紧张的影子。
很明显参与其中的娄葑学校2年级和6年级的孩子们也乐在其中，阅读告一段落也不忘对着镜头卖个萌。
学习的方式，不拘泥于书本；但学习的过程里，还是需要大家全心投入。
寓教于乐的方式，是不是也令苏附中加的孩子们想起了我校幽默风趣的外教老师呢？
Beth校长和Jamie-Lee老师也参与进绘本阅读的过程里，随时为孩子们答疑解惑。
看来，这次的手作绘本，比“日行一记”的手帐都有趣呢。
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小同学们的回馈礼物
英文绘本阅读活动，不知不觉中就走向了尾声。
显然大家都乐在其中，甚至有些……舍不得活动这么快地结束。
在最开始，我们分享了制作英文绘本的点滴；也许是受其影响，娄葑学校2年级的孩子们也用相似的方式作为回馈。
这些感谢贺卡都出自2年级孩子们的手下，他们用画笔、用拙朴的语言写出了自己的“绘本阅读”感受。
而娄葑学校6年级的孩子们，送给我们一个集满全班签名的手工纸艺球，把全班同学的祝福和感谢都留给了我们。
带着收获、感谢和祝福，我们与娄葑学校的师生们不舍作别；相信这只是个开始——
未来，BOOK READING将和苏附中加学子一起，走得更远。
The "English Share a Book Literacy Project" organized by Grade 10 Canadian English teacher, Ms. Jamie-Lee Berends, is part of their term work in English 10.
The project requires the students to author and illustrate a children’s story. Working together in pairs and small groups, the students create an original story book for children.
After much research, planning, process writing, peer editing, rewrites and practice reading aloud for a young audience; the project was complete.
Almost!
All of these authors were wondering,
Would the story bring joy and enlightenment to children?
Would they be interested in the story?
Would they understand the story line and theme their book was intended to show?
Their questions were answered on the afternoon of Wednesday April 10.
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Students whose books were chosen had an opportunity to share their love of stories, writing and reading with students in grade 2 and 6 at SIP Loufeng Elementary School.
What kinds of interesting things would happen during the event? As the Sino-Canada Student Team entered the classroom they were greeted with smiles, excitement and respect.
Our students shared their unique books; created and produced in English with their Sino-Canada Program style, the students became‘student teachers’.
They moved with confidence and ease throughout the room and were genuinely engaged. The room filled with warmth, excited chatter and heartfelt laughter. Any feelings of hesitation or nervousness disappeared.
It was evident from the start that the Grade 2 students were very excited to participate in this activity.
The time passed quickly and as the team prepared to leave their new young friends didn’t forget to say thank you by giving the team handmade thank-you cards; they used their brushes and created their own’ picture book’ of readings and feelings in plain language.
In addition they shared their joy by showing their smiling and adorable faces in front of the camera.
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The ways of learning are many and the ability to share what you know with others a gift. The team next moved to the grade 6 classroom.
The team was able to adjust to the older students and continue in their role as ‘student teacher’ adjusting naturally to this second age group.
There the students seemed to focus on the written words and wanted to follow along by pointing to the words. Some students attempted to read the story on their own, patterning what they had seen and heard our senior students do.
The Grade 6 students gave us a hand-made paper ball full of their signatures, many handmade cards and also a few hugs. Their way to let us know what the visit meant to each of them.
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Our Sino-Canada Canadian principal Ms. Beth Raymond joined Ms. Jamie-Lee Berends to listen, encourage and enjoy the positive interactions that could be heard in every corner of each of the two classrooms. A wonderful opportunity to witness students from the program give back to the community in a meaningful way.
It seemed that this wonderful activity really caught the attention of children of both grade levels. They were engaged, inquisitive and actively listening.
The ‘English Share a Book Literacy Project’ proved to be a successful experience for everyone involved. Most were reluctant to have the activity end.
As everyone joined together for a final group picture at the front of SIP Loufeng Elementary School, there was no need to ask the group to smile, the genuine smiles were on every face all afternoon!
We believe this project is just a beginning.
In the future, students in our program will be given opportunities and encouraged to combine their academic talents and ability with community service in other subject areas to enrich their three years in the Sino-Canada International School Program.
Will the experience of sharing knowledge with others as a way of learning remain with this Sino-Canada Student Team in the future?
Will they recall this afternoon of combining teaching with reaching out to others?
Will our students reflect on how the Canadian teachers in their program structured the courses to present a variety of experiences as a means to acquire knowledge?
Only time will tell.
